William immediately changed his words: "I'm not apologizing to you, I just wanted to invite you to dinner, is that okay? Little Teacher."
Ellie softly "um"ed.
...
At the dinner table.
William looked at the table full of green vegetables and glanced at Ellie across from him.
Ellie spoke: "Eating vegetables is good for health."
William's pair of black eyes were filled with a smile, and he said: "Little Teacher really cares for me."
Ellie didn't speak, picked up a piece of vegetable with chopsticks and put it into his bowl, and said: "Eat."
William kept smiling at her and said: "Thank you." After he finished speaking, he remembered something and said: "The midterm exam is coming up soon, it's time to check the results of the tutoring, do you have confidence in me? Little Teacher."
When he called her Little Teacher, there was a smile in his eyes, which was inexplicably captivating.
Ellie said: "You will definitely make progress compared to before."
"That's natural, I didn't have a score last time."
"..."
William thought for a while and said: "If I improve by fifteen places, can I ask Little Teacher for a reward?"
"Okay," Ellie said, and added: "As long as I can do it."
"Deal."
...
"Damn, damn, Mason, it hurts, be gentle." Daniel lay on the bed, grimacing as he spoke.
Hao Ming looked at the cotton swab in his hand and said uncertainly: "I'm already very gentle, does it still hurt?"
"It hurts to death." Daniel was in so much pain that he looked like he was in agony.
Hao Ming looked at the footprints on his body, red, and paused for a moment while applying the medicine. He said: "Next time when William and we are not there, don't take the lead, do you hear me?"
Daniel became excited as soon as he heard this: "Damn, that bastard made my cousin unwilling to go to school, I'm so angry." He finished speaking, and because he strained his injuries, he grimaced in pain.
Hao Ming pressed him back onto the bed and said: "The medicine isn't finished yet, don't move around."
"I'm just angry."
"I know." Hao Ming finished speaking, and then said: "William has already beaten that person into a pig's head, so much so that his mother wouldn't recognize him. What, are you still planning to do something in this crippled state?"
"You're the cripple, your whole family are cripples."
Hao Ming: "..."
Forget it, not worth arguing with an injured person.
Daniel looked up at the injury on his face and said: "Don't you need to apply some medicine on your face?"
"No need."
Daniel rummaged through the first aid kit and found a band-aid, not caring about anything, he directly pasted it on his face, and then said: "It's done."
Hao Ming didn't speak, let him mess around on his face, and then put away the first aid kit.
Daniel sat on his bed and said: "I'm screwed, with this ghostly appearance, I'm definitely going to get a beating when I go home."
He finished speaking, suddenly leaned close to Hao Ming, and said: "Hey, Mason, what do you think, if I tell my mom that the injury on my face is from falling, do you think she would believe it?"
Hao Ming said: "I believe auntie's eyes are not blind."
"What should I do then? I'm screwed, a mixed doubles beating, definitely not going to survive, my mom might directly disown me." Daniel lay on the bed, as if he had already seen himself being beaten.
He sighed.
A beating is probably inevitable.
"If I get disowned, then I'll go to William for refuge, but I'm afraid William will despise me." Daniel muttered to himself.
"Then come to me."
"Isn't auntie coming back later?"
Hao Ming said: "It's okay."
Daniel rolled around on his bed and said: "That's settled then, you have to take me in."
Hao Ming glanced at him and said: "Stop rolling, you're getting the bedsheet all covered in medicine."
"Got it."
"I'll make some food."
Hao Ming cooked, and Daniel sat on a stool nearby, eagerly waiting to eat.
Saute the green onions, add chopped tomatoes, then add water, after the water boils, add the batter stirred into shreds, pour in the beaten egg liquid, add vegetables, and finally add the seasonings.
Daniel smelled the aroma, stood up to look at what was in the pot, and said: "Mason, will this be good to drink?"
Hao Ming looked back at him: "If it's not good, don't drink it."
A few minutes later, Daniel couldn't stop drinking from the bowl, and he said: "How did you just do that? It's so good to drink."
Hao Ming didn't speak, served him another bowl, and then went to make other dishes.
He stir-fried, and Daniel watched with his head poking out.
Hao Ming said: "Stop drinking, you'll be full soon."
"One last bowl."
Daniel looked at the dishes on the table and said: "I didn't realize it before, Mason, your cooking is quite good, you're really a good husband and father, I don't know which girl will be lucky in the future."
Hao Ming glared at him: "Can't you shut up even while eating?"
Daniel took out his phone, took a photo, and then said: "Mason's first time cooking, I have to record this."
"Go to hell."
After taking the photo, Daniel sent it to William.
[Daniel]: Picture.
[Daniel]: William, in my lifetime, I can actually eat food made by Mason, haha, I have to record this.
He finished sending, just as he took a bite of rice, he suddenly remembered something and rushed to Hao Ming and said: "Mason, I don't know if William has gone to the hospital to check his arm."
Hao Ming paused his chopsticks and said: "Why don't you send a message to ask."
"I just sent a message, William didn't reply to me, I'll make a call." Daniel finished speaking and made a video call to William.
[Daniel]: The other party has refused ᯅ
Daniel was stunned for a moment, then said to Hao Ming: "William refused."
"Maybe he's busy."
Daniel said: "Alright."
"Eat, it's getting cold."
Speaking of eating, Daniel immediately perked up.
...
On the other side.
Ellie saw William hang up the phone and said: "Aren't you going to answer?"
William said: "Daniel."
"Answer it, maybe he's worried about you."
William called Daniel back.
Daniel heard the Instagram call, the food in his mouth not yet fully swallowed, he swiped open his phone, saw the contact was William, and he directly answered.
"William, did you go to the hospital for your arm injury?"
"I did."
Daniel stared at the background behind William for a while and said: "Hey, William, are you eating? I see your background looks like the decoration of a restaurant."
"Yes, I am eating." William finished speaking and held the phone towards Ellie.
Daniel's cheerful voice came out of the phone: "Ellie."
Ellie was eating, saw the phone William held over, her chopsticks paused, and then she waved to Daniel.
Daniel grinned: "Ellie, did William come to see you today?"
Ellie nodded: "Yes."
Daniel's sharp eyes saw the dishes on their table and said: "Why are they all green? William, Ellie, who got cheated on?"
William said: "You'll have to ask your Ellie about that."